A nice offensive performance against Andy Pettitte guided
the Rangers to a series-evening victory yesterday. Nelson Cruz hit a big
home-run and Texas totaled eight runs on 13 hits in the win.

Derek Holland hasn't been nearly as dominant as he was
earlier in the season, but on the whole he's still been far more reliable than
Phil Hughes, who just gave up 10 hits and five earned runs in a 6-0 loss to the
Dodgers in his latest assignment.

A blown save for Jim Johnson condemned the Orioles to a
crushing 4-3 home loss last night. Let's see how they respond against Corey
Kluber here as -127 favorites at the top sportsbooks. A Cleveland win is listed
at +122.

Kluber has enjoyed a highly effective month, going 3-1 with
a 2.60 ERA in four starts. Funnily enough, Baltimore's starter, Miguel
Gonzalez, has the exact same numbers in June, so bettors will have an interesting time in making their MLB picks.

Jon Lester has been absolutely awful in June, having
recorded a 8.44 earned run average in four starts. In 21 and 1/3 innings, he's
given up 20 earned runs, including eight home-runs. His overall ERA now stands
at 4.57.

Perhaps returning home, where he's 2-0 with a 2.86 ERA on
the year, will help the left-hander get back on track. As for the Blue Jays,
they have to love what they've gotten out of veteran Chien-Ming Wang, but he'll
need to have his best stuff if he wants to corral the Red Sox offense. Boston
is favored at -160.

Both Zack Greinke and Jonathan Pettibone are coming off
great starts. Greinke shut down the Padres in San Diego, holding them to four
hits and one run in a 6-1 win, while Pettibone held the Mets to one run over
six innings.

However, glance over the MLB odds and you'll find the
Dodgers as the heaviest favorite of the day. They're as high as -185 at certain
betting sites, and that number could rise even further if the public picks up
steam.

At one point this season, back in early May, Jeremy Guthrie
had a 5-0 record and a 2.28 ERA. Since that point, he's gone 2-5 over eight
starts and his earned run average has spiked to 4.20, in large part due to
getting destroyed by the White Sox (five hits and six runs in 2.1 IP) six days
ago.

Luckily for the Royals, Minnesota's Samuel Deduno had a hard
time in his latest start too, coughing up six hits and four runs in a 5-1 loss
to Cleveland. In a battle featuring two unreliable pitchers, the Twins are -120
favorites.